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| Baby born on Paris commuter train gets free rides until he is 25 | |
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| A baby boy who was born on a Parisian train on Monday has been given free rail travel until he is 25 by the city's public transport company. | A baby boy who was born on a Parisian train on Monday has been given free rail travel until he is 25 by the city's public transport company. |
| The RATP first started tweeting that a passenger had been taken ill at Auber station in central Paris. | The RATP first started tweeting that a passenger had been taken ill at Auber station in central Paris. |
| But it later tweeted that traffic had been interrupted on the RER A commuter line "following the unexpected birth of a baby on a train" at the station. | But it later tweeted that traffic had been interrupted on the RER A commuter line "following the unexpected birth of a baby on a train" at the station. |
| It later congratulated the mother and offered the baby free travel. | It later congratulated the mother and offered the baby free travel. |
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| The baby was born at 11:40 (09:40 GMT), with the help of some of the passengers on board the carriage with the mother, as well as emergency workers and rail staff. | The baby was born at 11:40 (09:40 GMT), with the help of some of the passengers on board the carriage with the mother, as well as emergency workers and rail staff. |
| Trains were halted in both directions due to the incident, and the carriage was evacuated during the birth. | Trains were halted in both directions due to the incident, and the carriage was evacuated during the birth. |
| "To our knowledge, everyone is doing well," a spokesman said of the mother and baby. | "To our knowledge, everyone is doing well," a spokesman said of the mother and baby. |
| Valerie Pécresse, head of the Paris regional council, also offered her congratulations but added in a tweet: "Thoughts with the travellers too." | Valerie Pécresse, head of the Paris regional council, also offered her congratulations but added in a tweet: "Thoughts with the travellers too." |